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|  "The Dunsmuirs would have approved" — Nanaimo, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The Dunsmuirs was the coal mining magnate family that essentially ran Vancouver Island during the 1800s. They would have approved of this 1912 bank solidifying the importance of the area. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 2/17/2022 last visited: 6/2/2022 |
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|  No. 1 Mine - Nanaimo, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers An interesting application of the old tourist signs that were quite prevalent around the Province. As it seems to be a copy, although a little larger. I believe it was done by the city to replace the old sign that has long disappeared. posted by: bcrockcrawler, xstitcher, & BMXer location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 6/23/2009 last visited: 4/6/2015 |
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|  The Presbyterians made up for lost time - Nanaimo, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers 311 Fitzwilliam Street posted by: elyob location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/6/2017 last visited: 8/17/2021 |
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|  The Railway Connection - Nanaimo, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers 403 Fitzwilliam Street posted by: elyob location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/6/2017 last visited: 8/17/2021 |
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|  Former gold miner built 'The First and the Last' - Nanaimo, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers 432 Fitzwilliam Street posted by: elyob location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/6/2017 last visited: 6/2/2022 |
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|  Wellington - Nanaimo BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Like most of the towns located around Nanaimo, Wellington got it's start due to the discovery of coal. posted by: bcrockcrawler, xstitcher, & BMXer location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 11/30/2007 last visited: 8/2/2015 |
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|  Nanoose Bay, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers At a rest stop on Highway 19-A, Vancouver Island, BC. posted by: gypsie2 location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 12/15/2009 last visited: 9/1/2013 |
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|  Ladysmith, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Ladysmith is a very historic town for the way it was created and the great condition of many of the buildings moved here from 1898 to 1900 posted by: bcrockcrawler, xstitcher, & BMXer location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 12/26/2007 last visited: 12/6/2017 |
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|  The Old Schoolhouse - Qualicum Beach, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Now an art centre. posted by: gypsie2 location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 12/11/2009 last visited: 4/20/2022 |
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|  Burgoyne United Church - Fulford Harbour, British Columbia
in British Columbia Heritage Markers This United Church was constructed in 1887 along the road between Burgoyne Bay and Fulford Harbour near Fulford Harbour, British Columbia. posted by: wildwoodke location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 10/3/2009 last visited: 6/28/2014 |
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|  Historic Steveston - Richmond, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers A plaque about the history of Steveston. posted by: saopaulo1 location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 9/9/2010 last visited: 3/16/2012 |
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|  Interurban Memories - Richmond, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers A sign in Steveston Park about the past railroad history. posted by: saopaulo1 location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 9/9/2010 last visited: 11/29/2018 |
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|  Brock House — Vancouver, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers A Tudor Revival building built in 1911, today it is a seniors recreation centre and restaurant. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 7/2/2010 last visited: never |
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|  Morrisette Farmhouse — Vancouver, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The Morrisette Farmhouse was built in 1912 in a rural area. By the late 1920s the district had been open to suburban housing with the arrival of the streetcar service on Dunbar Street and 41st Avenue. Today it is hard to imagine a farm in this area. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 4/30/2010 last visited: never |
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|  Hastings Mill Store — Vancouver, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The Hastings Mill Store is perhaps one of Vancouver's least known treasures. Being the oldest building in the city, it now serves as a museum dedicated to the pioneers of British Columbia. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 7/2/2010 last visited: 3/9/2021 |
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|  Georgina Point Lighthouse — Mayne Island, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers A brief description of the Georgina Point Lighthouse posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 10/17/2019 last visited: never |
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|  The Clachan — West Vancouver, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Built in 1912 as West Vancouver began a direct ferry service from Vancouver, the Stevenson Sisters created this tea house on the waterfront of the municipality. Today it still functions as a restaurant. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/11/2010 last visited: never |
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|  William S. Mackie Park — Vancouver, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers William S. Mackie and his uncle William P. Mackie hand-saw much of the first growth timber on Vancouver's Westside. This plaque discusses his and his family's contribution to early European settlement of the Lower Mainland. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 6/21/2010 last visited: never |
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|  Jones Tent & Awning Building — Vancouver, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers This heritage plaque follows the history of this 1913 brick building on Vancouver's Westside. Through the building's history, it documents how this area was originally a railway served industrial area. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 6/18/2019 last visited: 3/8/2021 |
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|  Bessborough Armoury — Vancouver, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers This plaque explains the construction history of the Bessborough Armoury and at the same time commemorates the 75th anniversary of the formation of the 15th Field Artillery Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 6/18/2019 last visited: 3/8/2021 |
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|  Eric Hamber’s Greencroft — Vancouver, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Greencroft was Eric Hamber's residence from 1913 until 1960. A prominent citizen in the province he became Lieutenant-Governor of BC between 1936 and 1941. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/6/2010 last visited: never |
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|  F. Haynes & Co. Building — Vancouver, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers In the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s this area of Kitsilano was a burgeoning industrial area that continued until the 1980s and 1990s. Since then the area has been moved towards condos. The F. Haynes & Co. Building is an example of the change. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 6/18/2019 last visited: 3/8/2021 |
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|  Eburne — Richmond, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Eburne's birth and death was due to bridges. When the first road bridge to Sea and Lulu islands was established in 1890 the commercial centre of Richmond shifted to here. In 1975 when the high level Arthur Laing Bridge bypassed Eburne it died. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 6/21/2010 last visited: 3/16/2012 |
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|  Weston Station — West Vancouver, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers When the Pacific Great Eastern Railway was built across the North Shore in the 1910s it became a commuter railway taking people to the foot of Lonsdale in North Vancouver. Here they caught the ferry to the north foot of Main Street in Vancouver. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/11/2010 last visited: never |
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|  8264 Hudson — Vancouver, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Built in 1912 a single family dwelling this house has undergone a few transforms. In the late 1920s and early 1930s as the city's Children Hospital and in 1993 it was converted into seniors housing. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 7/5/2010 last visited: never |
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